Generate CSR Instructions: iPlanet Enterprise Server 6
Follow these instructions to generate a Private Key and CSR for your Web site.
When creating a CSR you must follow these conventions. Enter the information to be displayed in the certificate. The following characters cannot be accepted: < > ~ ! @ # $ % ^ / \ ( ) ? , &
| Field | Explanation | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Common Name (CN) (host name, FQDN, etc.) |
The fully qualified domain name for your web server. This must be an exact match. | If you intend to secure the URL https://www.domain.com,
then your CSR's common name must be "www.domain.com". For https://secure.domain.com it must be "secure.domain.com". For just https://domain.com it must be just "domain.com". For https://owa.mailserver.net it must be "owa.mailserver.net". A Wildcard for https://sub.primary-domain.com must be "*.primary-domain.com". The asterisk must be included for Wildcard CSR's. |
| Organization (O) | The exact legal name of your organization. Do not abbreviate your organization name. | Metro Realty LLC or Flowers by Jenny |
| Organizational Unit (OU) | Section of the organization | Sales Division or IT or Marketing |
| City or Locality (L) | The city where your organization is legally located. Cannot be abbreviated. | Boston |
| State (S) or Province | The state or province where your organization is legally located. Cannot be abbreviated. | Massachusetts |
| Country (C) | The two-letter ISO abbreviation for your country. | US, CA, GB, (must be two-letters) |
| Any email address. This field is arbitrary but must be filled in. GeoTrust will not use this email address to process your order. | user@domain.com | |
| Key Bit Length | The key bit length has to do with the initial key exchange, not the encryption strength of your certificate. | GeoTrust recommends a key bit length of at least 1024 |
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